Skakel v. Murphy

Filing 45

First MOTION to Stay re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 30 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment, 34 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by Michael C. Skakel.Responses due by 1/29/2009 (Seeley, Hope)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT MICHAEL C. SKAKEL Petitioner, v. PETER J. MURPHY, Respondent. : : : : : : : CASE NO. 3:07 CV 1625 (PCD)

JANUARY 8, 2009

PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR STAY AND ABEYANCE Pursuant to the stay and abeyance rule set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269, 277 (2005), the Petitioner, Michael C. Skakel, hereby moves for a stay and abeyance of his Amended Petition For A Writ Of Habeas Corpus in order to permit the Petitioner time to exhaust the unexhausted claims that are set forth in his Amended Petition. In support hereof, the Petitioner has filed a Memorandum of Law.

THE PETITIONER, MICHAEL C. SKAKEL BY /s/__________ ___________ HUBERT J. SANTOS Federal Bar No. ct00069 Email: [e-mail] HOPE C. SEELEY Federal Bar No. ct 4863 Email: [e-mail] SANTOS & SEELEY, P.C. 51 Russ Street Hartford, CT 06106 Tel: [phone] Fax:[phone]

CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that on January 8, 2009, a copy of the foregoing was filed electronically and served by mail on anyone unable to accept electronic filing. Notice of this filing will be sent by email to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system or by mail on anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System. Michael O'Hare, Esq. Office of the Chief State's Attorney 300 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Tel. No. [phone] Fax No. [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Federal Bar No. ct 05318

_/s/___________________________ HOPE C. SEELEY